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Gian Galeazzo Sforza (20 June 1469 – 21 October 1494), also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan. Early life [ edit ] Born in Abbiategrasso , he was only seven years old when in 1476 his father, Galeazzo Maria Sforza , was assassinated and he became the Duke of Milan .
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1941: 218, no. A-10, as Gian Galeazzo Sforza by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (or Omodeo). 1942 Book of Illustrations. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 253, repro. 223, as Gian Galezzo Sforza by Giovanni Antonio Amademoo (or Omodeo). 1943
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Jun 20, 2021 · young to inherit his father's title. Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the third member of the Sforza family to have the title Duke of Milan, was born on this day in 1469 in Abbiategrasso, a town in the Po Valley about 22km (14 miles) north of Milan. He was the sixth Duke of Milan in all, the title having previously been the property of the Visconti family.
The marriage in 1489 of Isabella of Aragon (1470-1524) to. cousin, Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan (1469-94), continued. policy of marriage alliances by which the rulers of Naples and Milan. cemented their power in the peninsula1. From their common blood Isabella and Galeazzo inherited only weakness. They.
Other articles where Gian Galeazzo Sforza II is discussed: Ludovico Sforza: Early life and assumption of power: …duchy to his seven-year-old son, Gian Galeazzo, Ludovico first revealed his appetite for power, plotting to win the regency from the child’s mother, Bona of Savoy. The plot failed, and Ludovico was exiled but eventually, through threats and flattery, won a reconciliation with ...
Sforza, Gian Galeazzo (1469–94) in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Length: 101 words View all related items in Oxford Reference »
He was succeeded by his young son Gian Galeazzo Sforza (1469–94) under the regency of his widow, Bona of Savoy. After a power struggle, Galeazzo Maria’s brother, Ludovico il Moro (“the moor,” so called because of his dark complexion), seized control.
